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Tay Sachs Disease

Tay Sachs Disease. By: Jonathan Cookmeyer and Mehran Hazheer. Cause. Chromosome 15 Protein hexosaminidase A (HEX A) GM2 gangliosides. Symptoms. Red spot retina Motor/metal skills Paralysis Cramps Slurred speech Behavioral changes. Treatment. None for Early/Juvenile

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Tay Sachs Disease

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  1. Tay Sachs Disease By: Jonathan Cookmeyer and Mehran Hazheer

  2. Cause • Chromosome 15 • Protein hexosaminidase A (HEX A) • GM2 gangliosides

  3. Symptoms • Red spot retina • Motor/metal skills • Paralysis • Cramps • Slurred speech • Behavioral changes

  4. Treatment • None for Early/Juvenile • Accommodating for muscle weakness • Enzyme Therapy

  5. Groups of people • Ashkenazi Jewish • French Canadian • Cajun

  6. For testing • No cure • Gets worse quickly • Decreased amount of patients • Blood test • Prenatal testing

  7. Against testing • Prenatal testing • Painful to mother • Harm Fetus • Miscarriage • Deformity • Infection

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